Saint Petersburg, Russia
Chizhik Pyzhik
Perhaps the tiniest sculpture in Saint Petersburg is a little bronze finch inspired by a song.
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Saint Petersburg, Russia
Perhaps the tiniest sculpture in Saint Petersburg is a little bronze finch inspired by a song.
Mexico City, Mexico
This warehouse-gallery-shop hybrid showcases Mexican craftwork at its best.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.
Tbilisi, Georgia
The secret room where early Bolsheviks cranked out propaganda fliers on a smuggled printing press.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."
Tbilisi, Georgia
The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.
Lisbon, Portugal
The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.
Lisbon, Portugal
Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.
Lisbon, Portugal
This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.
Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Aguascalientes, Mexico
A museum dedicated to the famous Mexican illustrator's iconic calaveras.
Seville, Spain
Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.
San Martín Tilcajete, Mexico
This Oaxacan town is known for its colorful fantastical creatures hand-carved by local artisans.
Washington, D.C.
A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.
Kyiv, Ukraine
The deepest metro station in the world.
Kyiv, Ukraine
340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.
Kyiv, Ukraine
An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Gargoyle head that brings good luck.
Split, Croatia
When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.
Split, Croatia
A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The place where World War I began.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.